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Darryl Keil
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Steve,I'm glad you asked this question as sanding and scraping veneer is not asked about much, yet its part of the process that can terrify one, the fear of sand through. A scraper can take off just as much as a sander but I highly recommend a scraper for veneer work since you have so much more control. A scraper is also better for removing the bleed through in my opinion. I start with a sharp scraper removing bleed through and making the veneer surface uniform. After that I go to the sander to clean up the scraper marks. The scraper does the work, the sander cleans up. For me, I am more removed from the veneer with a sander, I cant feel whats going on and cant see whats being removed. I find its much easier to sand through if I use the sander for the aggressive work.I also recommend laying up a sample of your veneer and use that to test how much you can scrape and sand. In fact, do it until you go through the veneer. This gives you a great sense of how much you can work the veneer.SincerelyDarryl Keil: Hi Darryl,thanks for your input on my Champorwood veneer.I did some : testing and the end result was some good looking panels.I did have : more bleed through than I wanted.The veneer is on the thin side (I : have no calipers to measure thickness at this time).My question is: regarding a E.I.Rosewood veneer panel that I layed up the same time : I did the Camphorwood.The Rosewood is even thinner than the : Camphorwood.After taping all the cracks and splits I used little less : glue than the the Champorwood.The result was more bleed: through.I purchased a cabinet scraper w/file and burnisher.Will it : take off less wood than a R/O sander. :
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